China prepares to launch Long March-5 rocket for Chang'e-5 mission

Wenchang (XNA) Nov 18, 2020

The fifth Long March-5 rocket, to be used to launch China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe, was vertically transported to the launching area at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province on Tuesday. The carrier rocket, coded as Long March-5 Y5, is planned to be launched in late November, according to the China National Space Administration. Space engineers have condu